Pre-transfer jitters

Last night was another night of bloating and complete discomfort. Throughout the past couple of days I have woken up weighing less than I did the night before but not this morning. In fact, my stomach was just as bloated and I weighed just as much as I did last night. John and I headed to the doctor and found that my ovaries were larger than my uterus and my abdomen was filled with fluid. The doc proceeded to explain they next-to-never see patients who trigger with lupron experience OHSS. Unfortunately, I was one of the lucky few who have and the only way to help alleviate the pain was insert a needle through my female part and drain the fluid.

To say painful was an understatement. I typically don't mind needles but this hurt so bad. Thankfully, I started feeling instant relief once the fluid started draining. The doctor ended up getting over a liter (close to 1200 cc) of fluid from my abdomen. My instructions were to lay low today, drink lots of gatorade and eat a protein-rich diet. Sadly, the fluid will probably return by tonight but it shouldn't be as  bad and should continue to get better throughout the week. Hopefully I will be able to go back to work on Wednesday!

On another note, the doctor checked my lining today. John and I agreed that at first he seemed very optimistic that it was at an optimal thickness, however it was only 4.5 I asked about the 5.6 measurement last week and he said that he thinks the doctor who did that ultrasound over-estimated. :( He did say my lining looked healthy though and that I have a ton of great embryos, so we will see what happens after the transfer tomorrow.

Today's devotional:

 

Again, another instance of God's perfect timing. God is with me, taking care of me. I should not fear the future because it is HIS to handle. Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow.... Do not get distracted by future concerns. I sure did need to hear all of those words today!